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^ CELEBRATION ^ 



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One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Anniversary 



OF 



BATTLE OF MONMOUTH, 




AT FREEHOLD, N. J., 



June 27th, 1903. 



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^ Order of the Day* ^ 



SUNRISE— NATIONAL SALUTE. 

10 A. M. — Arrival of Governor. Governor's salute. 

10 A. M.— Delegates and other guests assemble at Court House to register and receive 

badges and hincheon cards. 

11 A. M. — Parade of National Guard of New Jersey. 

12 M. — Exercises at Monument Park. 
2 P. M. — Luncheon at Armory. 

4 P. M. — Reception of Governor at Armory. 



Program at Monument Park* 

MUSIC — " American Fantasie," . . _ . Victor Herbert. 

VOSS' BAND. 
INVOCATION— Right Reverend John Scarborough, D.D., Bishop of New Jersey. 
CHANT— LORD'S PRAYER— Chorus from Freehold High School, under leadership of 

Prof. T. Williams-Pearman. 
INTRODUCTION— Mr. Theodore W. Morris, President of Monmouth Battle Monument 

Commission. 
ADDRESS — His Excellency, Franklin Murphy, Governor of New Jersey. 
CHORUS—" My Own United States," - - Pupils of High School. 

ORATION— Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks, U. S. Senator from Indiana. 

CHORUS—" The Star Spangled Banner," - - Pupils of High School. 

POEM— Mr. Will Carleton. 

CHORUS— "America," . - . . Pupils of High School. 

BENEDICTION— Right Reverend James A. McFaul, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Trenton. 
MUSIC—" Ye Ancients," - - - - D. W. Reeves. 

VOSS' BAND. 



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Description of the Monument. 



The motiument is located in a beautiful 
triangular park of a little over three acres at 
the junction of Court and Monument streets, 
about three minutes' walk from the Court 
House. Its base corresponds in form to the 
Park, being an equilateral triangle com- 
posed of three massive spurs of granite, sur- 
mounted at the point of contact by a large 
drum-shaped block on which are five bronze 
tablets five feet high and six feet wide, il- 
lustrative of scenes of the battle. Above 
these is a smaller drum sloping to contact 
with the shaft and surmounted at the inter- 
section with a ring of bronze shields bearing 
the arms of the thirteen original States. 
Springing from these comes the shaft proper, 



consisting of three sections of eleven feet 
each, joined together by rings of bay leaves 
cut in the granite. Surmounting the shaft 
is a composite capital, with flying eagles 
springing from its interstices. Upon the 
capital stands a colossal granite statue, 
" Columbia Triumphant." The height to 
the top of the statue is within a fraction of 
one hundred feet. 

The design is a simple one and yet it has 
a distinct character in its details and gen- 
eral appearance, that distinguishes it from 
any other monument. The shaft is of Con- 
cord granite and the base of Quincy granite, 
both fine-axed. 



The Bas-Reliefs. 



The bronze tablets were designed by Mr. 
J. E. Kelly, and were cast at the National 
Fine Art Foundry in New York city. They 
represent, with graphic exactness, five scenes 
in the battle. In the delineation of the 
minor accessories ofthe.se pictures in bronze 
Mr. Kelly spared no labor or expense to ob- 
tain originals of the arms, accoutrements, 
furniture, uniforms, etc., of the period, many 
of his models having been actually used on 
the field, and are now cherished heir-looms 
in the families of the ofiicers who wore or 
carried them. And so with the human fig- 
ures, most of them being copied from por- 
traits of the persons represented, the likeness 
being reproduced in the bronzes. As works 
of art these tablets are said to be unsurpassed 
by anything of the kind in this country. 
The following is a brief description of them : 

Ramsey Defending his Guns. 

This represents Lieutenant- Colonel Na- 
thaniel Ramsey, of Mar3'land, in the closing 
effort to hold his position until the main 
army could be rallied. General Washington 
had told him he depended on his exertions, 
and he had promi-sed to check the enemy. 
He tried with his gallant regiment to defend 
the guns of Lieutenant-Colonel Oswald, un- 
til, having been dismounted, he was over- 
whelmed by the superior numbers of the 
British Dragoons. In the foreground he is 
represented with historical accurac}^ in a 
hand-to-hand conflict with a detachment of 
the Seventeenth British Regiment, Light 
Dragoons. Colonel Ram.sey's portrait is 
from a miniature and silhouette, both taken 



from life and furnished by his family. His 
sword is modeled from the short-bladed 
weapon which he actually' carried and used 
with great effect that day, and which is still 
preserved. The uniform, horse furniture 
and all the equipments of the Dragoons are 
taken from the ofiicial record of the regi- 
ment. So particular has the artist been that 
the " death head " niaj' be seen on the hat 
of the trooper of the Seventeenth Dragoons — 
the organization allowed to wear the same 
by the order of the King— with the motto 
" Glory or Death." In the background Os- 
wald is directing his men in their attempt 
to carry off his guns. 

Washington Rallying the Troops. 

The Commander-in-Chief is here depicted 
riding down the American lines on the 
splendid horse which had just been presented 
to him bj^ New Jersey's War Governor, 
William Livingston, and rallying the troops 
after General Lee's unaccountable retreat. 
He is placing the regiments of Stewart and 
Ramsej' and Livingston in position to check 
the advance party of the British. General 
Washington's head and figure are modeled 
from Houdin'slife-caj'.t, now in possession of 
Mr. Power's heirs. The model is worked on 
a scale, and is entirely accurate in all its pro- 
portions, from Houdin's measurements. The 
style of the uniform and horse equipments 
of the chieftain are all from authentic 
sources. 

Molly Pitcher. 

The head and figure of the heroine ot 



LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS 



Monmouth is an ideal woman of great mus- 
cular power. Her dead husband is at her 
feet, and General Knox is seen in the back- 
ground directing his artillery line. A 
wounded soldier uses his right hand instead 
of left in thumbing the vent. This, it is 
readily seen, improves the composition of 
the picture. The old Tennent Church, still 
standing as a memorial of the battle, is seen 
on the extreme left of the relief. 

Council of War at Hopewell. 

This tablet represents Generals Washing- 
ton, Lee, Greene, Stirling, Lafayette, Steu- 
ben, Knox, Poor, Wayne, Woodford, Patter- 
son, Scott and Duportail as they appeared 
in the important council of war held at 
Hopewell, old Hunterdon count3% New Jer- 
sey, June 24, 1778. General Washington is 
listening attentivelj'- as General Lafayette, 
standing by the table, is urging upon the 
coimcil to decide on making a strong demon- 
stration against the British column, even if 
it brought on a battle. The position and 
general expression of other officers clearly 
indicate their opinion of Lafayette's appeal. 
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force parade unmolested across the State, 
looks anxious and indignant that his mili- 
tary experience and judgment do not en- 
tirely control the board. It is also easy to 
see that the foreign officers, Steuben and 
Duportail, want to make a strong attack, 
and not simply to feel the enemy. General 
Patterson agrees with them, and so does the 
true-hearted Greene. General Wa5'ne, al- 
ways ready for fight, can hardl}' wait until 
Lafayette has finished that he may speak a 
few words of ardent patriotism. Colonel 
Scammell, Washington's Adjutant-General, 
who afterward gave his life for liberty on 
Yorktown's ramparts, is here engaged in 
noting the opinions of the general officers 
for the guidance of his chief. 

Wayne's Charge. 

This relief depicts Mad Anthon}^ Wa5me 
leading his troops in the final charge of the 
day through a trampled corn-field, and the 
battalions of British grenadiers falling back 
and trying in vain to carry away the body of 
their dead commander, Lieut-Colonel Henry 
Monckton. The parsonage of Tennent 
Church is seen in the background. 




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